The first table below looks at the demand for Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the Essex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Linux over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Essex region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Linux
Rank 30 22 22
Rank change year-on-year
-8 0
Permanent jobs citing Linux 70 123 137
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 6.660% 9.587% 10.74%
As % of the Operating Systems category 18.67% 30.60% 41.52%
Number of salaries quoted 50 108 104
Average salary £36,750 £40,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.12% -11.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £30,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £56,800 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-3.84% +4.00%
All Operating Systems
Essex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
375 402 330
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 35.68% 31.33% 25.86%
Number of salaries quoted 311 344 276
Average salary £38,500 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Linux
East of England

Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Linux across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Essex Linux Jobs Demand Trend

Linux
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Linux across the Essex region.

Essex Linux Salary Trend

Linux
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Linux across the Essex region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Essex Linux Salary Histogram

Linux
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux within the Essex region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Colchester +14 18 £36,500 +4.28% 1
Brentwood -5 14 £40,000 -11.11%
Chelmsford +3 6 £45,000 +5.88%
Basildon -4 5 £30,000 -33.33%
Harlow +18 3 £22,250 -47.64%
Maldon - 1 £45,000 -
Southend-on-Sea - 1 £45,000 - 2
Linux
East of England

Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Linux also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Linux.

1 61 (48.80%) C
2 54 (43.20%) Windows
3 36 (28.80%) C++
4 32 (25.60%) Finance
5 31 (24.80%) Degree
6 30 (24.00%) SQL
7 26 (20.80%) Broadband
8 24 (19.20%) UNIX
9 23 (18.40%) Red Hat
10 21 (16.80%) PHP
11 20 (16.00%) Microsoft
12 19 (15.20%) Oracle
12 19 (15.20%) POSIX
12 19 (15.20%) Embedded Linux
12 19 (15.20%) Software Architecture
13 18 (14.40%) VMware
14 17 (13.60%) TCP/IP
14 17 (13.60%) JavaScript
15 15 (12.00%) Windows Server 2008
16 14 (11.20%) STB
16 14 (11.20%) Subversion
16 14 (11.20%) DTV
16 14 (11.20%) DVB
16 14 (11.20%) Active Directory
16 14 (11.20%) Shell Script
16 14 (11.20%) Perl
16 14 (11.20%) OO
17 13 (10.40%) SQL Server
17 13 (10.40%) Java
17 13 (10.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Linux also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 19 (15.20%) POSIX
2 12 (9.600%) Qt
3 9 (7.200%) CSS
3 9 (7.200%) HTML
3 9 (7.200%) .NET
3 9 (7.200%) Middleware
4 5 (4.000%) Web Services
4 5 (4.000%) XML
5 4 (3.200%) MFC
5 4 (3.200%) ASP
5 4 (3.200%) OpenGL
5 4 (3.200%) DirectX
6 3 (2.400%) ODBC
7 2 (1.600%) JSP
7 2 (1.600%) SOAP
7 2 (1.600%) XML-RPC
7 2 (1.600%) WebSphere
7 2 (1.600%) Django
8 1 (0.800%) Ext JS
Application Platforms
1 11 (8.800%) Apache
2 6 (4.800%) MS Exchange
2 6 (4.800%) Oracle Workflow
2 6 (4.800%) Oracle Application Server
3 5 (4.000%) IIS
4 4 (3.200%) Exchange Server 2007
5 3 (2.400%) Documentum
6 2 (1.600%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (1.600%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 5 (4.000%) MS Excel
2 2 (1.600%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.800%) assyst
Communications & Networking
1 26 (20.80%) Broadband
2 17 (13.60%) TCP/IP
3 14 (11.20%) DVB
4 10 (8.000%) Firewall
5 7 (5.600%) SAN
5 7 (5.600%) VoIP
6 6 (4.800%) LDAP
6 6 (4.800%) VPN
6 6 (4.800%) Kerberos
7 5 (4.000%) Network Security
7 5 (4.000%) LAN
8 4 (3.200%) ADSL
8 4 (3.200%) DNS
9 3 (2.400%) TELNET
9 3 (2.400%) FTP
10 2 (1.600%) DHCP
10 2 (1.600%) Internet
11 1 (0.800%) DMVPN
11 1 (0.800%) Cisco ASA
11 1 (0.800%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (10.40%) SQL Server
2 10 (8.000%) MySQL
3 9 (7.200%) RDBMS
4 6 (4.800%) Oracle Reports
4 6 (4.800%) SQLPlus
4 6 (4.800%) Oracle 11g
5 2 (1.600%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.800%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 14 (11.20%) Subversion
2 6 (4.800%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (1.600%) PROIV
4 1 (0.800%) Git (software)
General
1 32 (25.60%) Finance
2 11 (8.800%) Automotive
3 8 (6.400%) Manufacturing
4 7 (5.600%) Electronics
5 5 (4.000%) Telecoms
6 3 (2.400%) Banking
6 3 (2.400%) Back Office
6 3 (2.400%) Law
7 2 (1.600%) Legal
7 2 (1.600%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.800%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 45 (36.00%) Software Engineer
2 19 (15.20%) Systems Administrator
3 17 (13.60%) Administrator
4 15 (12.00%) Developer
4 15 (12.00%) Senior Software Engineer
5 12 (9.600%) Linux Engineer
6 11 (8.800%) Analyst
7 10 (8.000%) Oracle DBA
7 10 (8.000%) DBA
8 8 (6.400%) Support Analyst
8 8 (6.400%) C Software Engineer
9 7 (5.600%) C++ Software Engineer
9 7 (5.600%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 6 (4.800%) Graduate
10 6 (4.800%) Support Engineer
10 6 (4.800%) Server Engineer
10 6 (4.800%) IT Support
11 5 (4.000%) Perl Developer
11 5 (4.000%) Applications Support Analyst
11 5 (4.000%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 14 (11.20%) STB
1 14 (11.20%) DTV
2 12 (9.600%) Device Driver
3 11 (8.800%) Firmware
4 6 (4.800%) Replication
4 6 (4.800%) Telematics
5 5 (4.000%) Social Network
6 4 (3.200%) Client/Server
6 4 (3.200%) Computer Science
6 4 (3.200%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (2.400%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.600%) Thin Client
8 2 (1.600%) Fat Client
8 2 (1.600%) Open Source
9 1 (0.800%) Reference Data
9 1 (0.800%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 54 (43.20%) Windows
2 24 (19.20%) UNIX
3 19 (15.20%) Embedded Linux
4 15 (12.00%) Windows Server 2008
5 13 (10.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (8.800%) Windows Server 2003
7 8 (6.400%) Debian
8 6 (4.800%) Android
9 4 (3.200%) Solaris
9 4 (3.200%) VxWorks
10 3 (2.400%) Windows XP
11 2 (1.600%) Ubuntu
11 2 (1.600%) Windows 7
11 2 (1.600%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.800%) Windows 2000 Server
12 1 (0.800%) Windows Vista
12 1 (0.800%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.800%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (15.20%) Software Architecture
2 14 (11.20%) OO
3 11 (8.800%) Software Engineering
4 10 (8.000%) Change Control
5 8 (6.400%) CMMI
5 8 (6.400%) Workflow
5 8 (6.400%) Content Management
6 7 (5.600%) Document Management
6 7 (5.600%) Validation
6 7 (5.600%) ETL
6 7 (5.600%) OOD
7 6 (4.800%) Disaster Recovery
8 4 (3.200%) ERP
8 4 (3.200%) Multithreading
9 3 (2.400%) CRM
10 2 (1.600%) ITIL
10 2 (1.600%) Configuration Management
10 2 (1.600%) Service Delivery
10 2 (1.600%) Migration
10 2 (1.600%) Network Design
Programming Languages
1 61 (48.80%) C
2 36 (28.80%) C++
3 30 (24.00%) SQL
4 21 (16.80%) PHP
5 17 (13.60%) JavaScript
6 14 (11.20%) Shell Script
6 14 (11.20%) Perl
7 13 (10.40%) Java
8 12 (9.600%) PL/SQL
9 8 (6.400%) Korn
9 8 (6.400%) Bash shell
10 6 (4.800%) C#
11 4 (3.200%) Embedded C
12 2 (1.600%) Python
12 2 (1.600%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.800%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 31 (24.80%) Degree
2 5 (4.000%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (4.000%) MCSE
3 3 (2.400%) MCDST
3 3 (2.400%) HNC
3 3 (2.400%) HND
4 1 (0.800%) CCSE
4 1 (0.800%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (0.800%) CCNP
4 1 (0.800%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.000%) SLA
2 2 (1.600%) QA
System Software
1 14 (11.20%) Active Directory
2 12 (9.600%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (9.600%) vSphere
3 8 (6.400%) VMware ESX
4 6 (4.800%) Oracle RMAN
5 2 (1.600%) VMware Server
5 2 (1.600%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (4.800%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 6 (4.800%) Tivoli
1 6 (4.800%) Data Guard
2 5 (4.000%) SCCM
3 4 (3.200%) SCOM
4 3 (2.400%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.800%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 23 (18.40%) Red Hat
2 20 (16.00%) Microsoft
3 19 (15.20%) Oracle
4 18 (14.40%) VMware
5 6 (4.800%) Cisco
5 6 (4.800%) Citrix
5 6 (4.800%) Apple
6 4 (3.200%) Avaya
6 4 (3.200%) QNX
7 3 (2.400%) Symantec
7 3 (2.400%) Intel
8 2 (1.600%) Novell
8 2 (1.600%) HP
8 2 (1.600%) Draytek
8 2 (1.600%) NETGEAR
8 2 (1.600%) Tableau
9 1 (0.800%) F5
9 1 (0.800%) Infoblox
9 1 (0.800%) Imperva
9 1 (0.800%) FrontRange
Southend-On-Sea, South East
C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer needed to work for an excellent client of ours based in Southend-On-Sea... Working with the Windows Embedded operating system, the role...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 6 June 2013
Southend-On-Sea, South East
C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer needed to work for an excellent client of ours based in Southend-On-Sea... Working with the Windows Embedded operating system, the role...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Canvey Island, Essex, South East
Position: LAMP DeveloperLocation: Canvey Island, EssexSalary: Up to £40K depending on experience-Description: You should be able to demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of Perl 5 and MySQL...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: Up to GBP40,000
Posted: 13 June 2013
Canvey Island, Essex
Description: You should be able to demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of Perl 5 and MySQL within Linux/Unix/Apache CGI environment... (OO not important) -MySQL (+5 years) -...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: Up to £40,000
Posted: 13 June 2013
Colchester, Essex
Server and PC hardware/software in a Microsoft/Linux networking environment. - Analogue and digital/VOIP telephone networks. - TCP/IP network fundamentals including working with Windows software configurations... DESIRABLE...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 20k to 20k per year GBP
Posted: 13 June 2013
Essex, South East
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £38k + benefits
Posted: 6 June 2013
Essex, South East
Computer Futures
Salary: £34000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Essex, South East
Computer Futures
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Essex, South East
Computer Futures
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013